Job description

We Currently have a job vacancy for a CAMHS practioner in the London area working for a large NHS Trust. This is a contract position on a Full time basis paying up to £30 an hour.

Duties Include...

To make assessments within Health (CPA) and Social Care (Care Management) frameworks.

To set up, implement and review appropriate care plans and to support and advise relatives and care givers.

To promote the needs of service users with mental health needs. To offer and provide training and education whenever possible.

To carry out Mental Health assessments on clients with other Team members.

To provide social circumstances reports to the Mental Health Review Tribunal and Hospital Managers as required.

To offer psycho-education, relapse prevention and support as well as access to psychological help and advice about work and education.

To conduct Carer Assessments in accordance with Carers (Recognition and Services Act 1995 and to ensure service users and their carers take as full a part as possible in case discussions.

You must have...

You must have a relevant Social Work qualification (BA / MA Social Work / DipSW or equivalent), be professionally registered HCPC, and be eligible to work in the UK.

They need a mental health qualification in a recognised therapy eg. CBT

RiO training desired

Experience with in a community secondary mental health team, psychosocial assessment experience.

Demonstrate a working knowledge of the Care Programme approach and the Single Assessment Process.

Enhanced DBS

All applicants must have at least 2 years recent post qualifying experience working within the UK in the relevant field.

You must be a car driver

Why Pulse?

Free access to our online social work training

Daily Payroll

Access to many exclusive roles

Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge

Personalised job alerts tailored to your requirements

"Refer a Friend" bonus - get £200 for each social worker you refer successfully placed

Pulse is an employment agency/employment business (as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003) and is acting on behalf of its client in relation to this vacancy.

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